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Drag queens stomped the stage of The Voice finale and left everyone collectively reaching for their snatched wigs. Chris Weaver, who competed on season 13 of The Voice, returned for the finale in full drag as Nedra Belle, accompanied by drag trio Stephanie’s Child and recording artist Jessie J. Weaver, who was eliminated from the…

A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that intense exercise was associated with decreased libido in men. That’s right: all those hours of lifting, pumping, and squatting in the gym may actually be ruining your sex life. (Unless, of course, the gym doubles as your sex life, in which case, good…

Following his breakout lead single, “Know Me,” rising singer Rubby returns this month with “Confiesa,” which dives deeper into the nuances of his queer Dominican identity. The song title, a direct translation to “Confession,” is “both an invitation and a request to someone across the dance floor to indulge in a fantasy, regardless of whether the interaction…

How many young actors, let alone young black actors, would choose a gay movie as their first real introduction to the world? Regardless of one’s orientation, Hollywood, for all its left-leaning bloviation, is still homophobic — and pretty racist. Once upon a time, not so long ago, playing gay was a shortcut to either obscurity or an…

As the world grapples with the reality of President-elect Donald Trump, the poignant messages within Jordan Seavey’s Homos, Or Everyone in America have only become timelier. Broaching the normalization of gay narratives as a topic for discussion, the plot cleverly deploys familiar tropes from the heteronormative romantic comedy genre. The play, presented in a non-linear fashion, focuses…

“Why can’t black men explore their sexuality without being labeled as gay, or bi, or whatever?” I hope you’re watching HBO’s Insecure. If not, get your life. It’s like Girls but actually funny. And set in L.A. And black. Based partially on Issa Rae’s acclaimed web series Awkward Black Girl, Insecure offers a dynamic representation of young black womanhood not seen…

With March Madness basketball championships almost a week away, and the Olympics slated for this summer, 2016 is turning out to be a busy year for sports fans, but there is concern that straight enthusiasts are still having a better time at the game than their queer friends. A recent study conducted by the Bingham Cup (the…

Actress, legend, humanitarian and Burton-Burton Dame Elizabeth Taylor was an early and important advocate in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She lobbied a cruelly indifferent administration to take action; when it didn’t, she co-founded amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research; and she stood publicly by longtime friend Rock Hudson during his battle with the disease. But that wasn’t all…

Ally. Hero. Icon. The 44th President of the United States is our Ally of the Year—a president who came to office on a wave of euphoria, appeared to lose momentum halfway through, and has since rallied, helping us secure marriage equality, among other landmark initiatives that are transforming our place in America. This is the…

The alt-pop band Brick + Mortar (Brandon Asraf and John Tacon) are a part of the creative culture of Asbury Park, NJ, a favorite destination of the LGBT community. And for the video for their single “Hollow Tune,” they decided to tell a moving mini story. In the video, we witness a gay vet, who is shown support…

As New York City Gay Pride approaches, we’ll be hearing all sorts of tributes to triumphant members of the LGBT community and the great things they’ve done to shake things up and advance our place in the world. Fine. That’s definitely welcome and deserved and perfectly lovely. Woo-hoo! Congrats to all of those folks—no, really….